Geography Indian Geography

Q. What causes earthquakes?

A
Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
B
Occurrence of underground water
C
Volcanic eruptions
D
No definite cause has been found so far

Correct Answer

Volcanic eruptions

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16kms above equator and 8kms over the poles is known as
    A)Troposphere
    B)Mesosphere
    C)Thermosphere
    D)Stratosphere
    Answer: Troposphere
  • Q. Which of the following Bio-Reserves in India is the natural habitat for lions?
    A)Mudumalai Bio-Reserve
    B)Nilgiri Bio-Reserve
    C)Kaziranga Bio-Reserve
    D)Gir Bio-Reserve
    Answer: Gir Bio-Reserve
  • Q. India’s longest tunnel Jawahar tunnel is located in which state?
    A)Karnataka
    B)Jammu and Kashmir
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
    A)Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi
    B)Godavari - Mahanadi - Narmada - Tapi
    C)Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
    D)Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi
    Answer: Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
  • Q. Day and night are formed
    A)Due to the speed of rotaion
    B)Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
    C)Due to the motion of revolution
    D)None of these
    Answer: Due to the speed of rotaion
  • Q. In which month are the kharif crops sown?
    A)September
    B)April
    C)June
    D)November
    Answer: June
  • Q. With reference to National Highways Development Project (NHDP), consider the following statements: 1. Belgaum and Nellore lie on the Golden Quadrilateral. 2. Vadodara and Jhansi lie on the East – West Corridor. 3. Ambala and Kanpur lie on the North – South Corridor. Which of these statements is/are correct ?
    A)1 and 2
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)2 and 3
    D)1 only
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. The Kowada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. The Kiel Canal links the ________
    A)North Sea and Baltic Sea
    B)Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
    C)Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
    D)Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
    Answer: North Sea and Baltic Sea
  • Q. Which of the following constituents of the atmosphere are important from the climatic point of view ? 1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon dioxide
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)2 and 3
    D)Only 3
    Answer: Only 3
  • Q. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
    A)Wind speed
    B)Earthquake intensity
    C)Noise level
    D)Radioactive intensity
    Answer: Wind speed
  • Q. The State having the maximum number of oil wells on its land portion is
    A)Assam
    B)Gujarat
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
    A)Desert
    B)Sea
    C)Forest
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sea
  • Q. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called
    A)Sleet
    B)Drizzle
    C)Hail
    D)Snow
    Answer: Sleet
  • Q. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
    A)Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
    B)Lake Superior and Lake Huron
    C)Lake Huron and Lake Erie
    D)Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
    Answer: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
  • Q. Which of the following place is the most humid place of India?
    A)Udhagamandalam
    B)Mahabaleshwar
    C)Cherrapunji
    D)Mawsynram
    Answer: Mawsynram
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
    A)Quilon : Kerala
    B)Kandla : Gujarat
    C)Paradip : Orissa
    D)Kakinada : Maharashtra
    Answer: Kakinada : Maharashtra
  • Q. Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India?
    A)Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city
    B)Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers
    C)Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
    D)Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
    Answer: Dispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
  • Q. Which of the following is not a food crop?
    A)Paddy
    B)Maize
    C)Bajra
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________
    A)River Zambezi
    B)River Niger
    C)River Congo
    D)River Nile
    Answer: River Zambezi

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